In last years multiple page release that was sent, under Section 2 Release of Claims, paragraph B, it states, "I agree that this release of claims is intended to be broadly construed so as to resolve any pending and potential disputes between myself and the Company Releasees which I have up to the date of this Agreement, whether or not such disputes are known or unknown to me, including, but not limited to, claims based on express or implied contract; breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing; any action arising in tort, including, but not limited to, libel, slander, defamation, negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress, or negligence; any and all claims for wrongful discharge; any and all whistleblower claims; any and all claims for retaliation; any and all claims for compensatory damages, punitive damages, equitable relief, and attorneys' fees; any and all claims based on or related to the Severance Pay Plan for certain Employees of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and any and all claims based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871.........
This means you can never sue Novartis in the future or ever bring a whistleblower lawsuit against Novartis. If you take the severance package and you have potential whistleblower information have a family member send the paperwork in to a lawyer.
This means you can never sue Novartis in the future or ever bring a whistleblower lawsuit against Novartis. If you take the severance package and you have potential whistleblower information have a family member send the paperwork in to a lawyer.